Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 07:57:03 05/17/01
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On May 17, 2001 at 08:27:48, Jim Bell wrote: >On May 16, 2001 at 13:43:47, Alex Boby wrote: > >> I always understood that it was 50 half moves, but someone has recently >>claimed that it is 50 full moves... >> >>Article 10.12: >> >>"The game is drawn when a player having the move claims a draw and demonstrates >>that at least the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each side without >>the capture of any piece and without the movement of any pawn." >> >>This is a little ambiguous I think... >> >>Which is it? >> >>Alex > >Apparently the version of the FIDE rules which I downloaded last year are >obsolete, as the corresponding Article number has changed, and the law itself >is different: previously, a player could claim a draw just BEFORE making >his/her/its 50th "no progress" move. > >The pertinent text is: > >"9.3. The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player >having the move, if > >(a) he writes on his scoresheet, and declares to the arbiter >his intention to make a move which shall result in the last >50 moves having been made by each player without the movement >of any pawn and without the capture of any piece, or > >(b) the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each >player without the movement of any pawn and without the >capture of any piece." > >I don't remember from where I downloaded this version of the rules. Can anyone >point me to a website which maintains a current version of "The FIDE Laws of >Chess"? I couldn't find them on www.fide.com (maybe I overlooked them!?). I >found several versions with a search engine, but I don't know if they are >current. > >Thanks in advance, > >Jim Try http://handbook.fide.com/handbook.cgi?level=E&level=E1 It seems that your version is more current. José.
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